No registration necessary! Just click on Camp Good News Online beginning July 6! Parents, please complete the consent form on the Camp page to enroll your child in our Prize and Care Package Program.

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http://cefchester.org/news/43Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:41:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY “What is your favorite part of camp?” That question often comes to campers from behind the lens of a video camera at Camp Good News. Their answers can be anything from “the Bible story” to “lunch time!” In the past few weeks, as I worked on unpacking camp supplies and compiling summer statistics, I re-read my notes from camp and was reminded of my answers to this question.

A camper came to quote her favorite memory verse to me (for bonus points!). She said it was her favorite because anytime something was hard to do, she just thought of this verse, and, “Well, there ya’ have it!” The verse was Philippians 4:13.

An older camper shared her most important prayer request with a leader. It was that her mother would learn about Jesus.

A returning camper told a counselor that he was glad he had believed in Jesus last year at camp. He shared that it’s still hard to do right, but in times when he was really hurting, Jesus helped him.

Another boy wanted to know how you can know for sure that you’ve believed.

Some campers have been in our ministry for years, both in camp and Good News Club. When a counselor asked one of these kiddos if he had ever trusted Jesus, his answer was, “Oh yes, I’ve believed that for a long time.” He also assured the counselor that he still had the Bible that he had been given at Good News Club.

Another camper prayed with a counselor to put his trust in Jesus and then asked, “Is this gonna’ go on TV?” He was quite disappointed at the “no” answer, but the counselor said he was “super excited about Jesus!”

And then there was the Kiddie Camper who we’ve known and loved since Kindergarten, who grew in his understanding this summer to be absolutely sure that Jesus is the only way to Heaven. After praying with a counselor, he ran out tell his team leader—he wanted to be sure she knew and believed in Jesus too.

So, what is my favorite part of Camp Good News? The staff, the volunteers, the stories, the kids, or—as one camper put it–“All of it!”

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http://cefchester.org/news/42Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:16:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY Children do not stay innocent for long. We see this in our ministry constantly: the world and the Enemy making inroads into their precious minds, seeking to steal, kill, and destroy. But for every lie that children believe, the truth of God redeems and restores.

1.“Everyone is disappointed with me.”

Kids mess up a lot. After all, they’ve only been at this a few years. Part of being a kid (and just plain being human) is making mistakes, but the way the adults in their lives react to those mistakes can start an unhealthy drumbeat of failure playing in their young minds.

But God says there is always forgiveness and a new start with Him. He never gives up on you.

2. “I’m not smart/beautiful/athletic/talented….”

In a kid’s world today, it is easier than ever to compare. It’s tough enough to find that you don’t measure up to the kids around you, but when you are also comparing yourself to a fake online or media presentation of what beauty and talent should look like, you are destined to end up believing a lie about yourself.

But God says you have been personally put together by Him. He has a purpose for you exactly the way you are. Your worth comes from Him.

3. “People who do good things go to heaven. People who do bad things go to…that other place.”

I can’t tell you the number of children - from both religious and non-religious backgrounds - who have said those words to me. Nor can I describe the shocked look on their faces when I disagree with them. I think this lie is deep in us, born in our hearts because of our fallen desire to justify ourselves and figure out a way to be good enough to make it on our own. Even as children, we want to wiggle our way out of facing who we really are. We don’t want to take a hard and uncomfortable look at our lostness.

But God says that until you are ready to admit that you are separated from Him by your sin, you are not ready to receive what He has done for you.

4. “I will always be afraid.”

So much is outside a child’s control – where they spend the day, who picks them up, what they eat, who lives in their house – even their own toys and clothes are not really fully their own. That lack of control can bring fear. Often the more out-of-control a child feels, the more anxiety he deals with, and the more he adopts destructive behaviors to cope with those feelings. If this fear has been with the child as long as he can remember, he will certainly believe the lie that this is the way life is always going to be.

But God says there is an answer to the cycle of fear. He is present and in control, and He brings hope.

5. “I’m not loved.”

Maybe this is a lie that a child believes only when he is discouraged or sad. I hope so. But for some children, this is an ingrained, spoken, reinforced lie that becomes part of who they are.

If you were to sit down with a friend over coffee and spontaneously start listing what you are thankful for, what would you say? June and I tried it, and here’s what we came up with—

Undeniable answers to prayer

The sacrificial attitude demonstrated by our Good News Club staff

New helpers at clubs

The Refuel Conference in Virginia, and a board that encouraged us to go

Our copier. It’s old, but it keeps on going thanks to a great copier guy

A new laptop

Our health

My awesome wife—that was Jack’s :)

A hugely supportive local board

Dear friends scattered throughout many churches in this county

Our grown children, and our not-so-grown grandson!

The incredible opportunity we have to go into public schools

The fall season—our favorite time of the year

Watching and experiencing God make His direction clear

The Bible

Music

CEF’s wonderful house, office, and property

The testimony of so many “senior” friends. Somehow faithfulness means a lot more when it is underscored by many years

The teenagers who joined us for the GNC Training Kick-Off this year

Memories of the sweet kids who have blessed us by being part of this ministry for the last 21 years—many who aren’t kids anymore

The love of Jesus, shown through the gospel, and the privilege of sharing it with children

Photo Credit: Rebekah Landis

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http://cefchester.org/news/40Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:17:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY God has called us to another year of reaching out to Chester County kids! Our Good News Clubs reach kids who often have no knowledge of God or the Bible, kids who are full of spiritual questions, or sometimes kids whose parents or grandparents are faithfully praying for them. We are so blessed to reach them through the Good News Club, meeting after school once a week in their school.

Last year we were in12 schools with 87 teachers and helpers reaching 425 children.

This year teams are in place to begin this month in those same 12 schools:

Beaver Creek

Honey Brook

Bradford Heights

Kings Hwy

Caln

Robeson

East Fallowfield

Twin Valley

Fern Hill

Rainbow

French Creek

Hillendale

We are so thankful for all of the children we meet in Good News Clubs. We are grateful to be there, to listen to them, to answer their questions, and most of all to teach them the good news of Jesus.

(Photo credit: Rebekah Landis)

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http://cefchester.org/news/39Sat, 1 Sep 2018 15:24:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY I’ve been thinking about our After School Good News Clubs. In a couple weeks, about 80 believers who love God and want to obey His commands, and who love children and want to see them know Jesus, will go into 12 elementary schools where God has been shut out.

We walk boldly into the schools, bringing Jesus with us. We recognize the darkness as we carry the Light. We sense

the hopelessness as we reach out with His Words of hope. And we trust Him for a lasting effect as we advance to the

forefront in this all-important Kingdom pursuit.

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http://cefchester.org/news/38Sat, 1 Sep 2018 15:04:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY This summer with CEF was exhausting for us, but also really, really good. We started in June with Summer

Team Training, which was hugely successful, in my opinion. We saw God answering prayers and working in the lives of our missionaries to mature them in some areas and to challenge them in others. Our camp weeks, mostly at Gateway Church, began in July. They were fantastic—over 250 children reached, with many salvation decisions and

other great opportunities for counseling and prayer with kids who shared heavy burdens and needs. Our team reached

178 children through 5-Day Clubs as well, which is a pretty high number for us in recent years.

Financially God has been doing some unforgettable things too. The camp archery project ended up with more than double the goal, so we were able to upgrade to new bows, as well as arrows, targets, and miscellaneous archery supplies. The camp kids loved the upgraded equipment, and it was cool to watch them be successful at this. The cost of the week of our Summer Team Training was almost completely covered by a gift from just one church; the rest came in quickly from a few supporters. And just this week our total Summer Fund Goal has been completely met!

We are really thankful for God's provision in every way. Seeing Him provide everything we need encourages us to continue to reach out to kids with the Gospel each summer.

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http://cefchester.org/news/37Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:33:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY Good News Clubs reach into the homes of club children

You already know that we have 90 volunteers who form 12 teams going into public schools each week to hold Good News Clubs. You know that these 90 people tell boys and girls about Jesus through Bible stories, songs, Bible memory, games, and missionary sto-ries. But do you also know that the ministry of this team of 90 goes far be-yond an hour each week?

One team of Good News Club teachers takes food to homes of clubbers at holidays.
Another team channels clothing donations from a local church to their club children.
Many of our teachers take children in their clubs to church with them each week or to special events at their church.
Some clubs organize summer activities to reach out to their clubbers. One holds a 5-Day Club in a local park.
Some club teams have given monetary gifts to help out when there is a special need in a home.
Club staff have sponsored entire clubs to attend Camp Good News free of charge.
Teachers have visited sick children or family members in the hospital.
Many pray with parents weekly over heartaches, concerns and needs.

This past December, a local business contacted us saying they were looking for a family to gift with clothing and groceries at Christmastime. They wondered if we knew of anyone in our ministry who could especially benefit from their gifts. Just a few weeks before we had received an email from a mother of two boys who had faithfully attended Good News Club at Rainbow Elementary. Her boys had grown past the reach of our clubs and camps; she was out of work due to medical concerns; they had bills coming due; and she didn’t know where else to turn. We were thrilled to play a part in connecting this business and this family. They generously reached out to this family with clothes, groceries, and gifts.

I can’t help but think of how Luke says that Jesus was anointed with power and “went about doing good...for God was with Him.” (Acts 10:38) I pray our Good News Club team would continue to have God’s power as they bring Jesus to the children and their families—and as they continue to go about doing good.

C. S. Lewis wrote, “Gratitude exclaims, very properly, ‘How good of God to give me this.’” Another British writer G.K. Chesterton said that “gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” I’m especially thankful that this time of year calls us to stop and take time to wonder at all we have been given and all we have to be grateful for.

I’m grateful for our local board. Every ministry needs a group of people offering guidance and helping to carry the responsibility. I am grateful for the people who have given their time and talents to make it possible for this ministry to exist.

Over the years that we’ve been here, the following people have served or are currently serving in this way: Ada Bunting, Durwin Coleman, Mel Underwood, Walt Harris, Ed Kurtz, Claude Agostini, Warren Bryant, Elsie Creasy, Dave Brown, Brian Hostetter, and Joyce Chance.

I’m grateful for these people.

I’m grateful for our Good News Club Teams and Team Leaders. This year we have over 80 people staffing the teams that go into public schools each week to teach Good News Clubs. I’m grateful for all of them. But how do we keep this group organized, on-task, and passionate about the vital ministry they are doing each week? Each Good News Club team has someone who has agreed to serve as our first point of contact and as the person who rallies their group around the mission to share the Good News with boys and girls. Our team leaders this year are: Kathy Marinelli, Joyce Kusnierczyk, Pastor Perry Stewart, Cindy Venable, Linda Flegal, Anne Hillegass, Pastor Jeff Haag, Susan James, Rick Crouse, and Jane Cone.

I’m grateful for these people.

I’m grateful for our financial supporters. Without churches and individuals who financially support us, this ministry could not survive. Some of you give regularly every month or every quarter, and have for years. Some of you give as God blesses you or as God brings us to your mind. I am more grateful than I can say for you and for your gifts. You, by God’s grace, have made it possible for all of us in CEF of Chester County to bring the Good News of Jesus to thousands of children over the past 20 years and to hundreds each year.

Because of your faithful support in both prayer and giving, I need to let you know that CEF is at a difficult time right now financially. Our fiscal year recently ended with a deficit of nearly $9,000. This deficit is significant and has affected how we are able to reach out to the children in our area. We are asking God to provide through His people so that we can get back on track and move forward.

I’m grateful for you.

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http://cefchester.org/news/35Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:56:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY "Will all people come alive again at the end of the world?"
"Will little kids and babies who die go to heaven?"
"What would have happened to us if Jesus hadn't died for us?"
Can you believe we get to answer these questions in our public schools? Sometimes I can hardly believe it myself.
Last year we were blessed to be in:
- 12 schools
- with 84 volunteers
- reaching 454 children
- and 50 counseled for salvation
Are you as amazed at that as I am? Praise God for this opportunity.

Good News ClubPassion for the GospelCompassion for the ChildrenLift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! John 4:35

This year our Camp Good News theme comes from the exciting and relevant stories from the life of Daniel. We’re looking forward to learning and playing together at camp—with the awesome goal of helping children, like Daniel, learn that wrong is never right, and right is never wrong.

Let me ask you to pray for our camps. Pray for the camp staff, especially our Bible teacher, for safety, for good health, and for the Holy Spirit to work in all of our hearts, that we would see children come to know Jesus as Saviour, and that we would find out together that we can choose to do what’s right.

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http://cefchester.org/news/33Tue, 4 Apr 2017 14:48:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY
Over the past two weeks, from 3:45 to 5:00 pm each day, a Good News Club teacher presented the Easter story to a group of children in a public school. Many of these kids had never heard the details of how Jesus died and came alive again - for them. This was the message we were sharing with the children for our final clubs this Good News Club season.

Some of these kids will come again next year, but some we will never see again. God has worked greatly in many of their lives, but I'm sure He has more He wants to do. As you read these quick stories, thank God with us, but also pray for His continued work in the lives of the 450+ kids who came to our clubs.

At the beginning of the club year, First-grader M. challenged practically every rule and was full of excuses and accusations toward club staff and other children. Throughout club he evidenced some real emotional and behavioral issues. As the club year went on, though, we began to see him become more and more settled, and more and more interested in the stories, Bible verses, and songs. Two weeks ago, he raised his hand at the invitation to talk to a counselor, and when the counselor asked him what he was thinking when he raised his hand, he said, “I was thinking I really love Jesus.”

At the last club in one of our schools, Fifth-grader A. left club with his Grandma and sister. June watched him stop on the sidewalk and come back in. He walked up to June and said, “Please tell Pastor Jack, and , well, tell you, thank you for teaching me about the Bible and all this stuff.”

Also at our last club, we watched Third-grader S. go from helper to helper giving hugs and saying “Good-bye. I'll miss you.” Then he came to June and me and said, “I love you two guys.”

Where can you have the opportunity to touch children like this and to tell them the Good News that Jesus loves them and died for them, and then to hear these stories as they also come to love Him? The only place I know is Good News Club.

Thank God for how much He loves the children, and thank Him that we can go to local elementary schools to tell them.

Do warm days of relaxing on the beach or sticking close to an air con-ditioner seem too ar away to even imagine? For us summer is just around the corner, and so summer prep is in full swing. Our summer means partnering with summer missionaries and coming together with many other believers to reach out to children through two weeks of 5-Day Clubs and four weeks of Camp Good News and Kiddie Camp. These ministries are vital avenues of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with children who, in many cases, have never heard.

Here is a snapshot of our summer schedule.

June 4 Day Camp Orientation Meet-ing for all staff

June 11-24 Summer Missionary Training School

June 26-30 5-Day Clubs

July 10-14 Camp Good News Coates-ville Wk. 1

July 17-21 Camp Good News Coates-ville Wk. 2

July 24-28 Kiddie Camp Coatesville

July 31-Aug 4 Camp Good News Ox-ford

Aug 7-11 5-Day Clubs

Summer Needs

We are in need of an archery leader for our Oxford camp and a kitchen helper for Kiddie Camp. We also need more teen and adult team helpers for Oxford and Coatesville camps.

We again need lots of new inexpensive items to stock our day camp store—for girls and boys—toys like matchbox cars, small action figures, sticky goop, stuffed animals, markers, colored pencils, stampers, and balls—always balls! Thank you to all who gave in past years. Your contributions were a huge help!

Broken Furnace Blessings

Recently I got a call from our oil company saying the last payment for our heating oil had been paid. The only message the person left was - "Tell them this is from a sister in Christ who loves children."
We’ve also received several notes and gifts—”Dear Jack, I pray often for Child Evangelism and the ministry in the schools. What a blessing that these dear children hear that Jesus loves them. The enclosed check is to help keep the home and office warm.” We now have $4,620 toward our Furnace Project. Only $2,380 still needed!

Praise the Lord for people like you who are praying, working, and giving, often even without our knowledge. Thank you for being used of God to turn a broken furnace into a blessing!

Donate online at cefchester.org through PayPal

March Prayer Needs
1. Praise the Lord for the summer staff needs that have been met, and pray for additional staff needed—archery leader for Oxford and adult and teen leaders and helpers.

2. Continue to pray for our school Good News Clubs. Pray that this final month would be the best month of ministry yet.

3. We praise God for the Good News Club team leaders who organized and encouraged the staff for each club.

4. Thank God for the privilege we had this year to work with nearly 80 adults and teens to form our 12 Good News Club teams.

5. Pray for the school staff at each of the schools hosting clubs. We want to be a positive witness for Christ to these folks.

6. Pray that each elementary school will again be open to a Good News Club in the fall.

7. Ask God to cause His Word to take root & bring forth fruit in the hearts of the children in the club ministry.

8. Thank God that His stories are alive and powerful.

9. Pray that children would remember the Bible verses we memorized this year.

10. Pray that the club songs would come to the children’s minds throughout their day.

11. Pray that the missionary stories would continue to inspire the children to reach out to family and friends to share the good news of Jesus.

12. Pray that God would keep our club kids from evil.

13. Pray that each child would come to know God as their good Heavenly Father.

14. Praise the Lord for club staff who love Jesus and who are burdened to share Him with the children in our schools.

15. Please continue to pray for people willing to form a Good News Club team to go into Reeceville and Friendship Elementaries.

16. Praise God that He is still welcoming everyone who comes to Him in faith, even a little child.

17. Pray for God’s hand of protection and guidance over this entire ministry.

Happy February! According to my Google search, February is a unique month—it’s the only month that can add or subtract a day to the year and the only month that can begin and end on the same week day! It’s also a month when we concentrate on love, friendship, giving, and sharing. Thank you for continuing to give your love, friendship and support, this month and every month. February is a great month to continue to tell the children of Chester County about the Savior and His great love for them!

Prayer Points

People to partner with us to go to Friendship Elementary and

Reeceville Elementary, the two remaining Coatesville schools without a Good News Club.

Adults and teens to join our day camp team. We need people in the kitchen, in recreation, Nurse/First-Aid, and team leader and helpers.

Furnace Project

Our furnace is dying!
The furnace in the CEF office/house is 35+years old and has begun to leak water. This is a significant and urgent need for the ministry, especially in the middle of the winter! To take care of this need, we are beginning a Furnace Project with a goal to raise $7,000 to purchase a new furnace. Please pray with us, and consider what you may be able to do to help.

It’s the end of the year, and we all know what that means: time for the never-ending barrage of Top 10 lists. Recently I actually did a web search on those, which, by the way, I wouldn’t recommend. I saw the expected lists of movies, celebrities, and technology, along with the very unexpected of firearms, coal reserves, and dangerous bacteria. But one title especially caught my eye—the “Everything Top 10” list. I’m not sure exactly what they covered, but I somehow related to that title, and, although not necessarily in a list of ascending importance, this is immediately what came to mind.

10. New materials—We were excited this year to update many of our Good News Club and Camp Good News materials, using more color and better formatting to communicate the message of the good news.

9. New games and equipment—Camp Good News also got a little bit of a face-lift with new games and equipment like Gaga Ball and the running tic-tac-toe hula-hoop relay.

8. New day camp location—Holding our two weeks of Camp Good News and one week of Kiddie Camp at Gateway Church was a huge improvement to the summer ministry. As Gateway’s staff warmly welcomed us, we were able to warmly and effectively welcome kids and parents to camp.

7. New summer staff—Many new people joined our summer staff, from 12-year-old Camp Good News “graduates” who energetically served as Junior Helpers for Kiddie Camp to just a little bit older retired folks who enthusiastically filled in wherever needed at Camp Good News. Returning staff also stepped up to accept new positions of responsibility, such as Team Leader, Day Camp Leader, Lead Summer Missionary, and Camp Videographer.

6. New Good News Club staff—Lots of people joined our Good News Club staff this fall. We now have 85 volunteers forming 12 teams and going to 12 public elementary schools every week to tell the children that Jesus, the Son of God, loves them and wants to save them.

5. New interest in Good News Clubs from new area pastors—We constantly pray for local churches to be burdened to form teams to go into more schools to begin new Good News Clubs. Recently, three pastors who have accepted positions with local churches have contacted me to talk about that possibility!

4. New website and promotional material—God blessed us with gifts to purchase a retractable banner and a new camera—the camera meant our daughter Rebekah could make an awesome Camp Good News promotional video—we were inspired to rework and redesign a new display and new business and informational cards—and it all culminated in a fantastic newly-done website! (Please visit the new website at www.cefchester.org)

3. New and continuing supporters—Our gratitude just continues year after year for you; we love and appreciate you who give to this ministry, pray for this ministry, and continue to support and encourage us in this ministry.

2. New and continuing children involved in camps and clubs—We can only praise God for the nearly 1,000 children who come through the doors of the ministry of CEF every year. God has commissioned us to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to them, and we are grateful that they come, that they listen, that they return, and that many believe.

1. The continuing love and support of our family—This could hardly be called a Landis Christmas newsletter if we didn’t mention our own children. God has blessed us above measure, and, as time goes by, we count more and more ways that we are thankful for and to our family.

The picture above is of our Good News Club team leaders and many staff—part of the 75 special people bringing the good news of Jesus to our public schools every week. I am thankful for their faithful-ness. Many of them have been teaching for years; others are just beginning, but every one of them is committed to the importance of telling our school children of Jesus and His love for them.

Faithful Pray-ers

Recently I received an email from a local church inviting us to speak to their missions group. That was encouraging, but this simple line from the correspondence meant even more—”our group prays for you regularly.” How can I say how much that means to us? Who knows how much is accomplished be-cause of the regular prayers of faithful people? When our 12 teams walk into public schools each week, we are all grateful for prayers going with us. When I hear of world news that may affect the future out-reach of this ministry, I’m grateful for prayers going before us. And when we face personal or family chal-lenges, disappointments, and difficulties, I’m grateful for prayers lifting us up.

Faithful Givers

A retired co-worker recently went home to be with the Lord. As June and I reflected on her life and testimony, some of our dearest memories were of her concern for our family as we ministered together, and of her faithful giving to CEF of Chester County all throughout her senior years. Miss Jean couldn’t give what some would call “much,” but she did give what she could, every month for over 15 years.

Just a few weeks ago we received a note from another friend, someone we have known ever since I was a youth pastor in the Carlisle area. It’s been 25 years since we’ve had close contact, and yet this dear friend has given to our CEF support every month for nearly 20 years. Faithful givers make a world a difference, and I am thankful for them.

A Faithful Saviour

There is a picture in the CEF office of a young boy overshadowed by a large hand representing God’s, with a caption from Isaiah 59:1, “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save.” I am so thankful for the redeeming power of a faithful Saviour. His hand is not shortened, and His blood has not lost its power. He is faithful to those of us who have known Him for years, and He is faithful to the child who has just believed. I’m thankful for His faithfulness, and for the faithfulness of those who give, those who pray, and those who teach, so that the children of Chester County can hear and believe in their faithful Saviour.

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The After School Good News Club at Bradford Heights Elementary meets every Tuesday—team leader Cindy
Venable. As we begin the club year, pray for more students to find out about our clubs and to join.

Beth Beach leads a club at Beaver Creek Elementary and Rick Crouse and team go to Caln Elementary on
Wednesdays.

Clubs meet at Twin Valley, East Fallowfield, Honey Brook, Rainbow, French Creek, and Robeson on Thursdays.
Praise God that we can be in these schools and that we have the people willing to go.

Friday is a day to look back at the club week and think about needs, changes, and blessings. Pray for wisdom.

At this point in our country, we can legally have a club in any elementary school as long as it allows any after
school programs. Pray for people to be moved to join us so that we can go into more schools.

Pray for your pastors and for others preaching the Good News of Jesus today.

Monday is club day at Fern Hill and Hillendale Elementary Schools.

Today is election day. Pray. Vote. Much is at stake.

The Good News Club at Kings Highway Elementary will begin this month, meeting
on Tuesdays.

Ask God that our clubbers would have good testimonies in school.

Pray for our club staff to find favor with the school officials.

Many of our team leaders and staff will meet today for materials and club prep. Pray that we would be a blessing and encouragement to each other.

We’re thankful for churches & individuals who financially support this ministry.

Classroom management is an important part of a Good News Club. Ask that our
staff would have wisdom and skill in facilitating each club.

Most children in club have never heard the Bible stories we teach. Pray that God
would use His Word to change their lives.

Pray that the older children in club would continue to come, that they would be
be committed to Christ, and that they would become leaders in school.

Pray with us as our hearts grieve over the troubles and burdens the children are obviously carrying.

Thank God for the sweet joy and simple faith we see in many clubbers, especially the kindergarteners!

As we sing about God’s love for us in club, pray that truth would be rooted deep in children’s hearts.

Today begins Thanksgiving week. Look around you—and give thanks.

Thank the Lord for the CEF home. It’s been a blessing to have raised our children here.

Thank God for our office—always full of materials and supplies, and often full of teachers and staff!

We are so thankful for Hannah’s invaluable work in the office with us one day each week.

We all have long lists of things to be thankful for; ours begins with our family gathered with us.

We’re thankful for our cheerful newsletter helpers and for our skilled and patient copier repairman. We need
these friendships!

Thank God with us for our local CEF board.

Continue to pray for our government—that we would be able to “lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” (I Tim. 2:2)

We look to the Lord for health and strength to fulfill our responsibilities.

Pray for the salvation of the families represented in our clubs.

Please pray about the fact that we are significantly behind budget, and thank God for those who give.

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http://cefchester.org/news/26Sat, 1 Oct 2016 12:55:00 ESTCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF CHESTER COUNTY, INC Passion for the gospel - Compassion for the children

We recently came across this picture (left) from a Good News Club June’s mom hosted in their home over 40 years ago. It was a joy for June to find it, still up- stairs in her mom’s bedroom after all these years. We thank God for a family legacy of ministry to children. Times have certainly changed, though, haven’t they?

We couldn’t help but compare this picture to our After School Good News Club at Rainbow Elementary (pictured above). June’s mom would’ve never dreamed of a Good News Club actually meeting in an elementary school. Although had she heard of one, she probably would’ve volunteered to bring the snack.

And so, it’s the start of a new club year. For us and for each of our staff, it’s the time of year when you look forward to meeting many new children and to sharing Jesus with them. You thank God for the opportunity to reconnect with those who re- turn from last year, and you wonder about those who don’t. You pray for them all, and you trust that the Word they hear, learn, and sing will take root in their hearts, just like June’s mom did over 40 years ago.

Please pray for our After School Good News Club ministry, meeting in these schools this year—Beaver Creek (Thursday), Bradford Heights (Tuesday), Caln (Wednesday), East Fallow-field (Thursday), Fern Hill (Monday), French Creek (Thursday), Hillendale (Monday), Honey Brook (Thursday), Kings Highway (Tuesday), Rainbow (Thursday), Robeson (Thursday), and Twin Valley (Thursday). Thank God for those folks who have committed to being involved this year. Please continue to pray as teams are still being formed; every club could use more staff. Pray for good attendance, espe-cially in clubs where flyers are not distributed by the school district. Please pray also for new clubs to begin, particularly in Friendship and Reeceville Elementaries, our last two Coatesville schools. And, please con-tinue to pray for the children who will come. Truly, as we have seen God working in the lives of the children in these clubs, we can say with assurance, “...It is not the will of your Father which is in Heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.” (Matt. 18:14)

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A Huge “Thank-You!” from Camp Good News

We want to express our extreme gratitude to the churches and individuals who gave lots and lots of prizes for our Camp Good News Store this summer. This year’s store was the best ever, and the children were so excited! It was a fantastic ending to their week at camp. We could not have done Camp Store so well without your generosity! Thank you, thank you, thank you!